male sexual healthJust as some things promote male sexual health, there are also diet and lifestyle choices you should avoid if you wish to stay active in the bedroom. Job stress can impede male sexual health. If a man’s performance at work is called into question, it will cause problems in other areas of his life. If you hate your job, consider a change in career path. Excessive alcohol consumption also has a disastrous effect on male sexual health. It inhibits arousal. Between fifty and eighty percent of alcoholics are impotent. Alcohol abuse lowers testosterone levels over time because it alters the hypothalamic pituitary axis. Smoking is also detrimental to male sexual health. It impairs the flow of blood to the penile arteries. Smoking increases the risk of sexual dysfunction by fifty percent in men in their forties and fifties. Unhealthy, high fat foods are also bad news for male sexual health. A man becomes sexually aroused when his penis engorges with blood. High cholesterol levels obstruct the arteries, making it more difficult for blood to flow through the cardiovascular system into the genital area.